Oh yeah. He still lives about a mile from the farm where I grew up. My brother lives there now. We see Ralphie almost every time we go out there. His mom is my brother’s neighbor. He was a homely kid but grew up to look and sound a lot like Sam Elliott. Isn’t that something?

I loved World Book. I read it at school after I finished my work. N fact, I often got n trouble because I tore through my original so I could get to World Book. My teacher’sstayed on me about my sloppy work. I was a scatterbrain before kids had the option of ADD. wish I’d had that ADD option. Life wa hard on us scatter brains. I’d get my butt kicked when the teacher called home.